Jiřina Ptáčníková Explained
| Jiřina Ptáčníková |
| Fullname: | Jiřina Ptáčníková |
| Nationality: | Czech |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Pole vault |
| Club: | USK Praha |
| Birth Date: | 1986 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Plzeň, Czechoslovakia |
| Coach: | František Ptáčník, Pavel Sluka |
| Height: | 1.74 m |
| Weight: | 62 kg |
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Jiřina Kudličková (formerly Svobodová, née Ptáčníková; in Czech pronounced as /ˈjɪr̝ɪna ˈptaːtʃɲiːkovaː/; born 20 May 1986) is a Czech former pole vaulter. She won the 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki and the 2014 World Indoor Championships.[1]
Biography
She is the daughter of the Czech sprinter .
Ptáčníková achieved a personal best (indoor) of 4.70 metres in Donetsk in 2012.[2] This was a Czech record.[3] She improved to 4.71 m in 2014, which was also a Czech record.[4]
She also achieved outdoor personal best of 4.76 metres in Plzeň in September 2013.[5]
Personal life
On 21 September 2012 she married the hurdler Petr Svoboda,[6] however the couple divorced in 2014.[7] In September 2020 Ptáčníková married pole vaulter Jan Kudlička.[8]
International competitions
| Representing the |
|---|
| 2002 | World Junior Championships |  Kingston, Jamaica | 12th (q) | 3.80 m |
| 2004 | World Junior Championships |  Grosseto, Italy | 9th (q)[9] | 3.85 m |
| 2006 | European Championships |  Gothenburg, Sweden | 27th (q) | 3.80 m |
| 2009 | European Indoor Championships | Turin, Italy | 13th (q) | 4.25 m |
| Universiade |  Belgrade, Serbia | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4.55 m |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 16th (q) | 4.40 m |
| 2010 | World Indoor Championships |  Doha, Qatar | 5th | 4.60 m |
| European Championships |  Barcelona, Spain | 5th | 4.65 m |
| 2011 | European Indoor Championships |  Paris, France | 4th | 4.60 m |
| European Team Championships Super League | Stockholm, Sweden | 3rd | 4.60 m |
| World Championships |  Daegu, South Korea | 7th | 4.65 m |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships |  Istanbul, Turkey | 6th | 4.55 m |
| European Championships |  Helsinki, Finland | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4.60 m |
| Olympic Games |  London, United Kingdom | 6th | 4.45 m |
| 2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 4th | 4.62 m |
| World Championships |  Moscow, Russia | 8th | 4.55 m |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 6th | 4.45 m |
| World Indoor Championships |  Sopot, Poland | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4.70 m |
| 2015 | World Championships |  Beijing, China | — | NM |
| 2016 | Olympic Games |  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 19th (q) | 4.45 m |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 18th (q) | 4.35 m | |
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: The big surprise : Jirina Ptacnikova wins the Pole Vault in Helsinki!. biathlonews.com. 18 September 2015. 30 June 2012.
- Web site: Samsung Pole Vault Stars 2012 Complete Results. EAA. 11 February 2012. 12 February 2012.
- Ramsak, Bob (2012-02-12). In post-injury comeback, Lavillenie tops 5.82m in Donetsk. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-12.
- Web site: IAAF: Jirina Ptacnikova Profile. iaaf.org. 2016-02-28.
- Web site: Tyčkařka Svobodová má český rekord, o centimetr předstihla Baďurovou. iDNES.cz. cs. 18 September 2015. 4 September 2013.
- Web site: Tyčkařka Ptáčníková a překážkář Svoboda: Vzali se u Neumannové!. Blesk. cs. 11 November 2012.
- Web site: Nečekaný atletický rozvod: Manželství Svobody a Ptáčnikové je u konce!. TV Nova. cs. 18 September 2015. 11 July 2014.
- Web site: Svatba úspěšných tyčkařů. Nové jméno na zvonku: Kudličkovi!. Blesk. cs. 19 March 2021. 21 September 2020.
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